Sampdoria boss Vincenzo Montella says ‘I don’t believe in formations’ and explains his philosophy: ‘To play well you need to run less than the opponent’.
The former Roma striker took over at the Marassi earlier this season but has endured a difficult campaign in which Samp have flirted with relegation.
In a long interview with Gazzetta dello Sport today, the Coach underlined his football ideas and belief that ‘they’re stronger abroad because they train differently’.
Sampdoria boss Vincenzo Montella says ‘I don’t believe in formations’ and explains his philosophy: ‘To play well you need to run less than the opponent’.
The former Roma striker took over at the Marassi earlier this season but has endured a difficult campaign in which Samp have flirted with relegation.
In a long interview with Gazzetta dello Sport today, the Coach underlined his football ideas and belief that ‘they’re stronger abroad because they train differently’.
“I don’t believe in formations, but if anything in strategies,” Montella said.
“And those can change. I believe a lot in philosophy: it’s fundamental to have one. You choose it and bring it forward with conviction, otherwise you generate confusion.
“Chievo beat us with a completely different philosophy from ours. They were better, but it’s also true that they’ve been developing that for years. To have consistency in the long term brings advantages.
“The birth of my ideas? I was still a player. I trained hard even if I didn’t play much. When I played a game from the start, I had muscular pain everywhere the day after. I asked myself why given that I trained well. From there I recorded, read and ended up with a range of knowledge and I still haven’t left it.
“What is intensity? How do you measure it? Who said that to have more intensity you need to run more or faster? Everything is relative. We monitor the dates of all the matches, and over the years I’ve noted that to play well you need to run less than the opponent.
“I think that they’re stronger abroad because they train less. They don’t risk over-training, they have more matches and less training, taking advantage of a less nervous task than ours. The others are therefore stronger because they train in a different way, not because they play in a different way.”